Photo above – EHang 216 demo in North Carolina. EHang Holdings Limited has announced that EHang 216 has obtained a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) issued by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the civil aviation authority in Canada. This is another milestone in regulatory breakthroughs for EHang 216 and the first of this kind […]
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Aeromexico Resumes Service to Ecuador
Aeromexico resumed service this Sunday to Quito from Mexico City, offering three weekly flights. To celebrate the return of the airline to Ecuador, Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport performed the traditional water salute to the aircraft. Quito is the most visited place in Ecuador and has numerous churches that hold treasures of culture and history […]
EHang Announces New Regionalized Marketing Management Team and Changes to Board Composition
EHang Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of a new regionalized marketing management team. Mr. Edward Xu, the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer, will lead the marketing activities outside of Europe, and Mr. Andreas Perotti, Chief Marketing Officer of EHang Europe, will lead the marketing activities in Europe. EHang has established an international team in Europe […]
Aero Asset Reports Deteriorating Market for Preowned Twin-Engine Helicopters
Aero Asset reports that conditions deteriorated for the preowned twin engine helicopter sales market in the second quarter of 2020. “Retail sales volume dropped a startling 60 percent from what was still a positive market in the first quarter of 2020,” said Aero Asset Sales Director Emmanuel Dupuy. “We were starting to see the market […]
Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants to Send Drones Beyond the Horizon
Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants, part of the Capgemini Group, today announce a collaboration that will exploit Iridium’s state-of-the-art satellite communications to safely control unmanned aerial vehicles from a central control hub. This will enable Flylogix to move from local drone piloting at the airfield to centrally controlled operations, massively increasing the resilience of their services […]
VoltAero Partners with KinectAir to Develop Clean, On-Demand Regional Flight Services with Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
The creation of a regional air mobility ecosystem for VoltAero’s new Cassio hybrid-electric airplane has taken an important step forward through the French company’s collaboration with U.S.-based KinectAir, which is developing a flexible on-demand flight network utilizing an artificial intelligence-enabled smartphone application. This cooperation foresees Cassio aircraft integrated with KinectAir’s short-haul infrastructure, applying artificial intelligence […]
Vernice ‘FlyGirl’ Armour to Ignite WAI Oshkosh Virtual Connect Breakfast
Despite the canceled #OSH20, Women in Aviation International (WAI) is dedicated to kicking off the virtual WomenVenture for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh with the 25th annual Connect breakfast featuring dynamic virtual speaker Vernice ‘FlyGirl’ Armour. While this year’s WAI event will be virtual via a Zoom webinar, it will be free to all and features FlyGirl […]
Metron Aviation and FlightAware Announce Partnership
FlightAware will provide Metron Aviation with access to the world’s largest flight tracking network and data fusion platform, including data from FlightAware’s terrestrial Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers in more than 195 countries delivering extensive flight data and surveillance position updates that will provide a valuable resource for Metron Aviation’s portfolio of Air Traffic Management […]
Airshow London Takes Flight with Canada’s First Socially Responsible Air Show
Airshow London is extremely excited to announce their 2020 air show will take place September 12 and 13 as a drive-in format, offering Canada’s first socially responsible and physically distant air show. This new and innovative approach will continue to feature a traditional air display, but there will be no static display, food vendors or […]
Condor Boosts Fuel Economy with SITA’s eWAS
German leisure airline Condor is making significant enhancements to fuel optimization through the deployment of eWAS to more than 700 pilots and dispatchers. The signing with SITA’s aircraft domain of expertise – which includes the provision of eWAS Pilot and eWAS Dispatch applications – brings several major benefits for the popular holiday airline. As severe […]
